Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Shares Sold by Hancock Whitney Corp

Hancock Whitney Corp trimmed its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 12.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,137 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,138 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,307,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,459 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $263,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,114,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,588,546,000 after buying an additional 3,621,349 shares in the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 84.0% in the fourth quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 5,068 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $814,000 after acquiring an additional 2,313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.3% in the 4th quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 89,387 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $14,358,000 after acquiring an additional 20,807 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $143.98 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $149.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. The firm has a market cap of $24.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.12.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $181.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at $17,834,765. This represents a 3.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.